BBVA Compass Bowl: Greetings from Legion Field

Hello from the BBVA Compass Bowl, where the crowd looks considerably smaller than last year's game, which drew a record crowd of 42,610. This will probably be the first year Birmingham's bowl doesn't have an attendance increase.

Kentucky blue dominates the side of the stadium where the participating teams' fans sit. But it looks smaller than what South Carolina brought last year as the SEC representative.

Pitt fans? Good luck finding many of them. (And who can blame them given the costs of traveling here, the dismissal of two coaches, and a disappointing season?)

Kentucky showed up before the game and was greeted by a lot of its fans in a Cat Walk. Pitt showed up and was greeted by about four Pitt tailgaters.